Crandall Canyon rescuer dies in coal mine collapse • A Huntington man involved in the ill-fated rescue operation at the Crandall Canyon mine in 2007 was killed Friday afternoon when part of a tunnel roof fell on him in the Rhino coal mine near the mouth of Huntington Canyon in Emery County. Another miner, his cousin, was hurt.

Diesel spill at Willard Bay much worse than previously thought • Chevron's pipeline that split on Tuesday already has spit out more than 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel near the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge  three times as much as previously thought and on par with the Red Butte Creek spills three years ago  and there's probably more to come.

Prostitution arrests die along with vice squad • In 2012  the same year the police department disabled its vice squad  prostitution-related arrests in Salt Lake City plunged a staggering 92 percent from the prior year, a Salt Lake Tribune analysis found.

Utah's award-winning KUED makes PBS proud • In recent months, public television viewers have traveled the Grand Canyon, seen wild horses race across the West, spent time with homeless veterans and been entertained by the Piano Guys.

State brings hammer down on contractors' finances • Benjamin Thompson is clearly frustrated. He's a sole proprietor, a finish carpenter who's been a "one-man band" since he became a contractor in 1997. Like many during the Great Recession, Thompson's business took a hit and now his bad credit is coming back to haunt him.

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